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Mon, 09 May 2016 00:00:00 -0700Canadian Music Week! What a blast!http://www.jmbz.ca/news/canadian_music_week__what_a_blast
Wow - we had such a great time at Canadian Music Week 2016!

Thank you to Ryan, Patrick, and everyone at Nocturne - and of course the awesome bands. We had such fun chatting in the green room (Dan from Glass Apple Bonzai, Tom, Jaimie, and Alia from Mangled Meat) and seeing incredible performances (Hologramme! We love you!).

This just in: adding a [Video] page so you can see some snippets from our performances.Check it out.]]>http://www.jmbz.ca/news/canadian_music_week__what_a_blastMon, 09 May 2016 00:00:00 -0700JMBZ | Electronic World Fusion Music ~ Darbuka & Lasers & Bass...Oh My! | NewsComing soon: Sheik Electrique!http://www.jmbz.ca/news/coming_soon_sheik_electrique
Release date in September 2014!

New Electronic World Fusion music featuring new tracks mixing organic ethnic elements with synth beats, sounds, glitches, and more.

But, graphics are finally done, details tied up, and we're set to release on 03March2014 exclusively on CDBaby! I'll be releasing on iTunes & Amazon also in good time, and other digital distribution to follow.

Maybe closer to release I'll post about the inspiration for this CD - but suffice to say I truly got 'Played' (hence the title and the line notes).

FYI: Sign up for Email Announcement list and I'll send you the full CD free via file sharing service. Yup, read that here only. I'm not saying it out loud, but if you think you know someone who might like these tracks, be sure to let them know about my site and my announcement list.

Also, be sure to visit my FaceBook page and [Like] it to get the latest updates.

I'll be playing music at MeZnoTik's "Fifty Shades of Fusion" in a few weeks. I can never leave well enough alone, so I've been remixing my tracks for the show. The after party will be at the bar downstairs of the hall in Bay City, MI on 25 January.

So, since it's going to be a 'mixed' crowd, I'm prepping more of my Shimmy House tracks, and remixing some of my older tunes from Shut Up & Shimmy.

Here's a complextro style remix of Cool Jirk:

]]>http://www.jmbz.ca/news/prep_for_fifty_shades_of_fusionWed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0800JMBZ | Electronic World Fusion Music ~ Darbuka & Lasers & Bass...Oh My! | NewsNew Site!http://www.jmbz.ca/news/new_site
So here I am creating yet another website focusing on my music. As of January 2014, I will have been taking classes/working/teaching/performing in the field of Middle Eastern and related Dances for 20 years. Wow!

Some of my fans & friends are aware of this, but not everyone: dance was something that took off when I was making other plans. At the time I started taking dance classes, I had just moved to Portland, OR where I was focusing on my music - a professional music program at PCC with Electronic Music, playing guitar for a church, making solo recordings under the stage name Fell.Head, and playing with Cult Of One's Colonel Panic in the experimental duet Tension Factor.

Ah, good times...good times.

Some of my friends say, "You did this, now you do that, now you do this again." I find this funny. To me, movement & music are the same. Perhaps it's the synesthetic experience.

This means some exciting plans for me, though. Now, armed with a working understanding of movement and dance presentation, my music holds a deeper meaning for me. I have seen music take physical shape rather than just the movements in my head. I've studied how to make these things happen.

It's a very exciting time.

So this page is dedicated to my musical endeavours and a bit of crossover to my dance world. As mentioned, to me they are inextricably intertwined.

Welcome to my new page. Hope you enjoy the visit, and hope to see you at one of my upcoming shows!]]>http://www.jmbz.ca/news/new_siteThu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0800JMBZ | Electronic World Fusion Music ~ Darbuka & Lasers & Bass...Oh My! | News